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Kobe, Japan - Rich Earthquake (Secondary Effects (175 fires :fire:, 6 000…
Kobe, Japan - Rich Earthquake
Causes
Philippines
plate subducted below
Eurasian
plate
7.2
on the Richter scale :explode:
Epicentre on
Awaji Island
Primary Effects
67 000
buildings collapsed :
85%
of schools :pencil2:
Hanshin Expressway
Secondary Effects
175
fires :fire:
6 000
deaths,
14 000
injuries,
300 000
homeless
Illness from
-2C
temperatures
74
aftershocks
Liquefaction
:red_flag:
Immediate Responses
Army and foreign rescue teams
Fibre optic cameras
599
shelters :unlock:
Buildings purposely destroyed to stop fires :forbidden:
Long term Responses
Kobe City Restoration Plan
Light up the city
- illuminations to improve city image :tada:
Rebuilt port area
Prefabricated housing
Better Preparation
Super pump complexes
at fire stations :fire:
Volunteer fire corps
:silhouettes:
Prediction
1000
GPS monitors give 1 minute warning
$1 billion spent on systems